A two-step experimental design for a sediment bioassay using growth of the amphipod Hyalella azteca for the test end point

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1783-1792

  Kubitz, Jody A ^a,b   Besser, John M ^b,c   Giesy, John P ^b  

^a ENTRIX INC   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Metals; Power analysis; Sample size; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; AZTECA; HYALELLA AZTECA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0029827437     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<1783:ATSEDF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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